Man charged after leaving child unattended at Family Day event

Published 9:37 pm, Saturday, August 3, 2013

ALBANY — An Albany man was arrested Saturday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after he allegedly dropped off a five-year-old at a bounce house during the African American Family Day Festival and took off.

According to State Police, Kenneth Harris, 52, socialized and attended a concert in another area of the Empire Plaza after leaving the child, who was brought to police and spent approximately two hours at the missing child pavilion while officers tracked down Harris. He was given an appearance ticket to appear in Albany City Court Aug. 12.